Career and Education Opportunities for Television Cable Installers in New York, New York

Many educational and employment opportunities exist for television cable installers in the New York, New York area. The national trend for television cable installers sees this job pool growing by about 0.9% over the next eight years. In general, television cable installers string and repair telephone and television cable, including fiber optics and other equipment for transmitting messages or television programming.

A person working as a television cable installer can expect to earn about $31 hourly or $66,390 per year on average in New York and about $23 per hour or $48,090 per year on average in the U.S. as a whole. Compared with people working in the overall category of Telecommunications, people working as television cable installers in New York earn less. They earn less than people working in the overall category of Telecommunications nationally.

There are two schools within twenty-five miles of New York where you can study to be a television cable installer, among 335 schools of higher education total in the New York area. Given that the most common education level for television cable installers is a high school diploma or GED, you can expect to spend only a short time training to become a television cable installer if you already have a high school diploma.

CAREER DESCRIPTION: Television Cable Installer

Television Cable Installer video from the State of New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development

In general, television cable installers string and repair telephone and television cable, including fiber optics and other equipment for transmitting messages or television programming.

Television cable installers clean and maintain tools and test equipment. They also splice cables, using hand tools or mechanical equipment. Equally important, television cable installers have to examine and test lines and cables, recording and analyzing test results, to gauge transmission characteristics and locate faults and malfunctions. They are often called upon to access specific areas to string lines and install terminal boxes and appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles and ladders or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces. They are expected to assemble services for customers. Finally, television cable installers place insulation over conductors, and seal splices with moisture-proof covering.

Every day, television cable installers are expected to be able to articulate ideas and problems. They need to listen to and understand others in meetings. It is also important that they twist and stretch their arms and legs to get work done.

It is important for television cable installers to travel to customers' premises to install and repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment and accessories. They are often called upon to pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches. They also lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches. They are sometimes expected to set up equipment such as amplifiers and repeaters so as to maintain the strength of communications transmissions. Somewhat less frequently, television cable installers are also expected to use a variety of construction apparatus to complete installations, including digger derricks and cable plows.

Television cable installers sometimes are asked to dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches. They also have to be able to fill and tamp holes, using cement and tamping devices And finally, they sometimes have to set up equipment such as amplifiers and repeaters so as to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.

Like many other jobs, television cable installers must be reliable and be thorough and dependable.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Television Cable Installer Training

Nassau Community College - Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College, One Education Dr, Garden City, NY 11530-6793. Nassau Community College is a large college located in Garden City, New York. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 21,400 students. Nassau Community College has an associate's degree program in Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology which graduated fourteen students in 2008.

SUNY Westchester Community College - Valhalla, NY

SUNY Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595. SUNY Westchester Community College is a large college located in Valhalla, New York. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 11,090 students. SUNY Westchester Community College has an associate's degree program in Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology which graduated thirty-four students in 2008.

CERTIFICATIONS

Commercial Installer, Level 1:
This intensive five-day, 40-hour course is designed to provide entry level telecommunications cabling installers with the background, knowledge, and basic skills needed to function effectively on the job.

Certified Customer Service Specialist:
An individual who successfully passes ETA's World Class CSS Certification exam is professionally recognized as having the ability to uphold the interpersonal and business standards necessary in today's workplace.

Certified Fiber Optics Installer - Outside Plant:
The Fiber Optic Installer-Outside Plant certification is designed after the FOI certification, with special emphasis on outside plant applications and standards.

LOCATION INFORMATION: New York, New York

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New York is situated in New York County, New York. It has a population of over 8,363,710, which has grown by 4.4% in the past ten years. The cost of living index in New York, 177, is far greater than the national average.

The three big industries for women in New York are health care, educational services, and professional, scientific, and technical services. For men, it is construction, professional, scientific, and technical services, and accommodation and food services. The average travel time to work is about 40 minutes. More than 27.4% of New York residents have a bachelor's degree, which is lower than the state average. The percentage of residents with a graduate degree, 11.6%, is lower than the state average.

The unemployment rate in New York is 10.3%, which is greater than New York's average of 8.7%.

The percentage of New York residents that are affiliated with a religious congregation, 70.0%, is more than both the national and state average. Saint Lukes Roman Catholic Church, Saint Ann's Episcopal Church and Trinity Church are some of the churches located in New York. The most prominent religious groups are the Catholic Church, the Muslim Estimate and the American Baptist Churches in the USA.

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